Tuesday, November 22, 2011

F is for Fandango** / Illustration Friday: VANITY


If the fancy Fandangos seem stuck-up and snooty,
It is because of their exquisite beauty.
They're most often seen with smug smiling faces,
By a crustal clear pond in a jungle oasis.
There they linger for hours with nothing to do
But sip the sweet water and admire the view.
And the view they admire, as you might well suppose,
Is their own reflection, right under their nose.
from NO SUCH THINGS, by Bill Peet

*This week I got to combine my extracurricular blog posts, and it was all do to kismet! I originally thought of doing a Dr. Suess creature (I still am, working on it!), so I ran to the library to grab a couple of the books I didn't have - and on display were a couple Bill Peet books I was not familiar with (I am a true Bill Peet fan from childhood - when we went to the books store, I was always asking for a new Bill Peet book), so I snatched them up and brought them home not even really paying attention to what they were about.
One of those books, NO SUCH THINGS, just happens to be a book of made up creatures! It was just perfect. I looked at the cover thinking, I really hope those horse-like creatures start with an F, because they are just so cool -- and they DID. And apparently they're extremely vane creatures, which totally fits in with Illustration Friday's theme this week: Vanity. Such lucky and fun discoveries this weekend. :)

**and also FANART

5 comments:

Isaac said...

Terrific, as usual! I'm really glad you're doing "Alphabeasts."

Casey G. said...

you are the freaking best for drawing Fandangos!!

Look at them all full of themselves. :)

MAGYARiX said...

This is a really nice blog with great artwork!

Adrienne May said...

I loved your IF illustration for vanity and the poem -- fantastic!

Lynn Alpert said...

These are so awesome, Melinda! Never heard of Fandangos before.

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